©️Yamamura Animation/Tokyo University of the ArtsThe Spring Sea
| Original title: 春の海 (Haru no Umi) | Chinese title: 春之海 | French titlt: La Mer au printemps || Short animation | October 2025 | Japan | Cinema: 7'45" | DCP (4K) | 1:1.85 | Trailer |
Directed and Animated by Yamamura Koji
Music: HARU NO UMI (The Spring Sea) , Composer: Miyagi Michio
Violin: Sawa Kazuki , Koto: Ando Masateru
Music Provided by Japan Traditional Cultures Foundation
"MIYAGI Michio, as performed by ANDO Masateru Vol.5"
Re-recording: AOI STUDIO Co.,Ltd. Miyoshi Sae
Supported by Tokyo University of the Arts, ART DX Project ,Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate school of Film and New Media
Producer: Okamoto Mitsuko
Productions: Yamamura Animation, Tokyo University of the Arts
Cinema Concert version
Directed and Animated by Yamamura Koji
Music: HARU NO UMI (THE SPRING SEA), Composer: Miyagi Michio
AI-based Animation Synchronization with Live Music Performance by Kiriyama Koji (Tokyo University of the Arts), Usuha Ryoya (Tokyo University of the Arts), Tamura Motoichi (YAMAHA CORPORATION), Maezawa Akira (YAMAHA CORPORATION), Nishiyama Rei (YAMAHA CORPORATION)
Supported by Tokyo University of the Arts, ART DX Project, Tokyo University of the Arts,Graduate school of Film and New Media
Producer: Mitsuko Okamoto
Productions: Yamamura Animation, Tokyo University of the Arts
A scene inspired by the Seto Inland Sea is depicted in the style of a sumi-e painting, set to a violin version of the koto piece "HARU NO UMI (The Spring Sea)" by Japanese koto player and composer Miyagi Michio in 1929.
Official Selection (1)
65th Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France, 2026.06
Cinema Concerts (5)
Nippon Steel Arts Foundation, Wakayama Performance, ”Kioi Afternoon Concert,” Violin: Sawa Kazuki, Koto: Kikue Gensei, Wakayama Castle Hall, Japan, 2025.10.25, Premiere
Fenice Sakai x Nippon Steel Kioi Hall: Resonating Japanese and Western Culture: Japan Classic, Violin: Sawa Kazuki, Koto: Kikue Gensei, Sakai City Arts and Culture Hall, 2025.10.26
Kumamoto Japanese Music Festival Executive Committee x Nippon Steel Kioi Hall
Japanese Music New Artists Exhibition Meets Kioi Afternoon Concert, Violin: Fuminori Shinozaki, Koto: Hikaru Nakajima, Kumamoto, Sears Home Yume Hall, 2026.02.07 »Site
"Resonating Concert" ~Eastern and Western Traditions Resonate Through Music~ Kitakyushu Municipal Hibiki Hall x Nippon Steel Kioi Hall, Violin: Shinozaki Fuminori, Koto: Shikano Tatsuyasu, Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu Municipal Hibiki Hall, 2026.02.08 »Site
"The Spring Sea" Live Performance, Animation, and AI Concert
2026.03.19, 13:30-14:00 / 16:00-16:30, 2026.03.20, 11:30-12:00 / 13:30-14:00 / 15:30-16:00
Tokyo University of the Arts, Ueno Campus, Art & Science Lab 4F
Performers: Koto: Kokoro Katayama (1st year, Department of Traditional Japanese Music, Faculty of Music), Reiko Takahashi (1st year, Department of Traditional Japanese Music, Faculty of Music)
Shakuhachi: Mayuka Higuchi (1st year, Department of Traditional Japanese Music, Faculty of Music), Violin: Haruka Yamamoto (1st year, Department of Instrumental Music, Faculty of Music) »Site
Screenings (2)
3rd West Lark International Animation Festival: Digging Japan, China, Hangzhou, China Academy of Fine Arts, 2025,10,24, Opening film
"All About Koji Yamamura: A is for Animation," Theater Shinjuku, Japan, 2025.12.05-18
